Device for holding strips of material to be stitched



Jan. 8, 1952 L. G. REILLY 2,581,703

DEVICE FOR HOLDING STRIPS OF MATERIAL TO BE STITCHED Filed May 17, 1948 INVENTOR -LUCILLE G. REILLY Warn YM I ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 8, 1952 DEVICEFR? HOLDINGSTRIPS OF hNlERl-E|v TO BEv STITCHEDT invention has. to do withJ devicesfonhold-fing fabric strips, yarn and the like-incontiguous loops so that the sar-ne' may be stitchedtogether.

Ifn the mak-ing ofornamental fabrics, tufted rugs, fringedl fabrics and the like; it 'is-customary' to form a1 series ofi close or contiguous loopsl of' yarnt fabric strips andito-.stitchA theselftogether. In some -1 cases theI loops-1are-stitcllied directlyfto abackingmaterial.; forms of devicesA have: been used for `this-purpose, but' so far` asfknowexisting devices haveone ormore of the following disadvantages. Somedevices; havev no-n means for holding. the material off theupper partoff the-loops adj acentv or -against the lower runs of tlieloop Othersarenot suitableor adapted'. for: supporting the loops-'of fabricor the-likeas-thefmaterial is wound about thel device, it beingl necessary for a person to-hold the device. in expanded position-'while thematerial is woundf therearound Inother devices itisdifii'cult. to -remove t-hev'stitched material from the holder. l manipulate and require considerable time toadjust. them forvreceivingI the fabric andat'er` adjust them forremoving the stitched fabric.

It is,v therefore,- anv object 'of'f this invent-ionto provide a novel hclder'foruse inrecei'vingand`l holding-loopsoffabric yarn or the like which obviates the above mentioned. disadvantages of devices now in use.

Another.- object is;y tou provide. a.. ydevicefof-` the type indicated which is easy toi-use; and which securely holdsE4 the loops.. of fabricor other material in a tight stretched condition as the same is wound'on the holder.

A-furthen object of theinventionis toprovide, in al device of the-type indicated, a means: for depressingandsecurely holding the upperfruns of the loops adjacent and.-ag?i,I1S.t.the lower runs of the loops so that the same can be readily. stitched: Invthis connection it is,.also anobject tov provide a device VWhich'- mair be readil'yused in connection with* a sewinggmacliine anclwhi'ch providesA ample room toy accommodate the foot of the machine and securely holds the material in position where the same can be received between the foot and the table of the machine.

Another object is to provide a holder from which it is easy to remove the stitched loops of material after the stitching operation has been completed.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, easily manufactured device of the type indicated.

These and other objects will be apparent from I am yaware that variousv Still'A other devices are diiicult to Eis PATENT- oFFlCE j the drawing `and the. following: description;` ferringtothe drawing.:

Fig. 1 is a-.plan viewofa dey-ice embodying thef invention;

Figi. 2i is anA enlarged. sectional view' ont the'v lineI 2-2 ofa'Fig. 1:;

. Fig; 3; is an. enlargedfsectionakviewon.zlineF3L--3s of Fig; 1^;

Fig; 41isf aplan view: off the deviceinposition,r to receive the.- material. and, showing the ma.- terial wrapped. around: it., a portion; of'the;` dea vice having been. pivote@ of; the; way

Fig. 5v isV a; plan View;L illustratingfH thefy mannen in which thematerial i'ssecurelyheld for stitch Fig. 6' is any enlarged' crossv section'y oniV the line Y Fig. 7 is aperspective view rcf the devicezshown in position to have the stitched material removed?. therefrom; and

Iiig.l 8A is a: perspectiveiview. ofa .mo'di'e'diformbf bracket.

More particularly describin'ga. the, invention, reference. numeral'. I 'If generally indicates arrouterf frame which.. i's-generally.- U-shapedlin planf` View and. includes .enbase-.portion In and; twozrodzelike'- legsf..l-3; and?.` IM. Thisf framemay' bermade-oi:` any.' suitable; materiali. although metal ist pre--A ferred.

Rivotally; mountedicnl. the:V base: I2 :ofb the. outer frame ist an. inner; frame; generally indicatedf by.' numeral# I5... The; fran-re` t5' comprisesl twoaf legs Iii; which are joined-.atx their outer endst byf a.: U-shaped section I8. The inner ends;v off the" legs aresecuredr tota hinge. Zrwhich isrshown as -.consisting:of afsheetoffmetall having afportion- 225'bent around? the base IlZf-of the-outerfrarrreto' form-asubstantiallycylindrical?sectionandafpair ofi' outwardly: extendingj plat`e-lile= projections; 231 to which.. the inner ends of thelegs I'IL off the inner' frame are secured' byml solder,y brazing orl thelike;v 241.

The device is alsa-provided with' av removable bracket generallyI indicated by numeral2`5; This bracket may be formed from a flat sheet of metal to provide a central plate-like portion 26 which is turned upon itself at each end to provide the looped or substantially cylindrical sections 21 which are adapted to receive the legs I3 and I4 of the outer frame. Punched or otherwise formed from the main body 26 of the bracket is a pair of upwardly and inwardly extending or inclined ears 28 which are adapted to receive and retain the legs I1 of the inner frame.

It is to be understood that the bracket ,25

slidab'ly receives the legs I3 and I4 of the outer frame and in this connection the outer ends of the legs are preferably partially pointed as indicated at I3' and I4 and one leg made longer than the other to facilitate the positioning of the bracket on the outer frame.

In the operation of the device the inner frame I1 may -be manually pinched in at a point inwardly of-,jtli'e bracket f25to releaseitsflegs iroir'f the ears" 26"'f 'the bracket. This' frame is then pivoted or swung upwardly from the position inl which it is shown in Fig. 1 to an out-of-the-way position. Material, such as a strip of,Y fabric 3D may be wound about the outer frame as shown' in Fig. 4. During the winding process and while the material remains on the frame the outer legs of the frame are held in spaced 4relation by bracket 25. After a desired amount of material is wound on the frame, the inner frame is swung down to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 5 and the legsdefiected suiciently to be received under the ears 28 of the bracket. In this position the inner frame I5 serves to securely hold the upper run 3l of the individual loops of fabric down fagainst the lower runs of the loops, as

pivoting the inner frame up out of the way to a:

position in which the parts are shown in Fig. 7. The device may then be readily pulled Vout from the fabric or the fabric pulled oi of the outer frame.

Although the invention has been particularly shown and described, it is contemplated that various changes and modifications can be made without Ydepartin-g from the scope of the invention as set forth in thefollowing claims. In this connecti0n,. for example, if desired the width or spacing of thelegs I3 and I4 of the outer frame` I I maybe increased relative .to the width or spacing of the legs II of the inner frame, leaving a` greater space between the inner and outer frame.

This permits stitching of the material between a leg of the outer frame and a legof the inner frame, aswell asthe stitching of the material between the legs of the inner frame as previously described. y I Y In Figs. 1-7 vthe legs of the outer frame are shown pointed for the purpose of facilitating the positioning of the bracket on the outer frame. In Fig..8 there is shown a view of a modified form of bracket for use with an outer frame in which the legs are not pointed. This bracket, generally indicated by Ynumeral 4D, has a pair of legre-` These portions include al ceiving portions 4I. substantially cylindrical section 42 and a flared section 43. It will be apparent that even'thoughv yjoined, said inner frame having a pair of parallel legs spaced apart a distance such that the overall widthvof the inner frame is less than the spacing of the legs of the outer frame, and a bracket removably-mounted on the legs of said outer frame for holding the legs thereof in spaced relation, said bracket having means thereon on one side inwardly of its ends for receiving and releasably retaining the legs of said inner frame in substantially the same plane as the legs of the outer frame.

2. A device of the type described comprising an outer frame about which material may be wound, said outer frame having a pair of spaced parallel legs joined at one end, an inner frame hingedly secured to the outer frame at the end lthereof where the legs af the outer framey are joined, said inner frame having a pair of parallel legs spaced apart adstancesuch that the overall.

width of the inner frame is less than the spacing of the legs of the outer frame, and a bracket removably mounted on the legs of said outer; frame for holding the legs thereof in spaced re-v lation, said bracket comprising a flat body provided `with an upwardly extending sleeve at each end for receiving the respective legs of said outer frame, and said body having a pair of upwardly and-inwardly extending ears for releasably retaining the legs of said inner frame.

3. A device as defined in claim 2 in which said inner frame is longer than said outer frame and in which the legs of said inner frame are laterally flexible between their ends to permit of the same being flexed inwardly over and linto position behind the ears of Saidl bracket when the is positioned on the outer frame.

LUCILLE G. REILLY;v

REFERENCES CITEDj The following. references le' of this patent:

Y UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Great Britain Feb. 24, 1947 bracket are of record in the 

